Cops: Woman killed dog with baseball bat

Published 11:54 pm, Tuesday, December 3, 2013

FLORIDA — A Montgomery County woman is accused of intentionally killing her pit bull with an aluminum baseball bat and burying the pet in her backyard.

Sheriff's deputies say Debralee Knight, 33, of Route 5S, Pattersonville, faces a charge of overdriving, torturing and injuring an animal, as well as a charge of making a false punishable written statement, accused of lying to police during an interview. Both charges are misdemeanors. Deputies said they first got the report of the dog's killing on Oct. 25.

Knight was arraigned in Florida Town Court and released, deputies said.